Culver Surname
Approximately 25,880 people bear this surname
Culver Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the culver,' i.e. culver, a dove. The final 'd' and 't' in the instances below seem excrescent; compare Pidgeon, Dove, and the local Culverhouse, i.e. dove-cote.
William Culver, or Culvert, Herefordshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameCulver Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,695 | 1:15,297 | 1,936 |
| England | 1,065 | 1:52,317 | 6,424 |
| Canada | 572 | 1:64,415 | 7,505 |
| Australia | 156 | 1:173,049 | 17,681 |
| New Zealand | 114 | 1:39,722 | 6,688 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Israel | 34 | 1:251,695 | 22,987 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 657 | 1:37,101 | 4,806 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,088 | 1:8,249 | 1,060 |
Culver (372) may also be a first name.
Culver Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the culver,' i.e. culver, a dove. The final 'd' and 't' in the instances below seem excrescent; compare Pidgeon, Dove, and the local Culverhouse, i.e. dove-cote.
William Culver, or Culvert, Herefordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Culvard, or Culverd, or Culvert, Oxfordshire, ibid.
William Culverd, Oxfordshire, ibid.
1600-1. Fercivall Hartt and Eliza Culver: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
(English) a nickname or sign-name from the Dove [Middle English colver, culver, cullfre, &c., Old English culfre, a dove] Or as the colver that of the egle is smyten,— Chaucer, Legende of Good Women, 2319.
Had he so doen, he had him snatcht away, More light than culver hi the faulcons fist.— Spenser, The Faery Queene, II. vii. 34.
(English) Dweller at the sign of the culver or dove.
A pigeon. See Dove. Among the marvels of the East, Sir J. Maundeville mentions that people besieged in a town, so as to be cut off from succour "maken letters, and bynden hem to the nekke of a colver, and letten the colver flee." p. 118. Anglo-Saxon culfre.
A pigeon, a dove.
Culver Demographics
Culver Religious Adherence
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Culver Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Culver Come From? nationality or country of origin
Culver occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Culver.
How Common Is The Last Name Culver? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 21,070th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 281,590 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Culver live; 89 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. Culver is also the 450,135th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 372 people.
Culver is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 23,695 people, or 1 in 15,297. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 55 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Culver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Culver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Culver last name grew 389 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Culver Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Culver last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Culver surname are 18.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.23% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Culver earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.2% less than the national average, earning R 146,868 per year; in United States they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $42,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $53,104 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culvert | 92 | 100 | / |
| Chulver | 92 | 27 | / |
| Cullver | 92 | 8 | / |
| Coulver | 92 | 3 | / |
| Culvier | 92 | 2 | / |
| Culverd | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cuilver | 92 | 0 | / |
| Culve | 91 | 22 | / |
| Coulvier | 86 | 23 | / |
| Culverth | 86 | 2 | / |
| Culvey | 83 | 108 | / |
| Culber | 83 | 77 | / |
| Zulver | 83 | 68 | / |
| Kulver | 83 | 39 | / |
| Sulver | 83 | 36 | / |
| Culves | 83 | 20 | / |
| Culvet | 83 | 6 | / |
| Julver | 83 | 1 | / |
| Culvez | 83 | 1 | / |
| Culvee | 83 | 0 | / |
| Culwer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Culvir | 83 | 0 | / |
| Culuer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Culbert | 77 | 5,546 | / |
| Colvier | 77 | 38 | / |
| Coulber | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kulvear | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kulvere | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kulveer | 77 | 4 | / |
| Suilver | 77 | 3 | / |
| Caulber | 77 | 2 | / |
| Coolver | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sullver | 77 | 0 | / |
| Culbe | 73 | 114 | / |
| Kulve | 73 | 85 | / |
| Colve | 73 | 56 | / |
| Culvi | 73 | 46 | / |
| Culva | 73 | 3 | / |
| Culvy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Culue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coulbert | 71 | 66 | / |
| Culbeert | 71 | 5 | / |
| Culhbert | 71 | 2 | / |
| Culbertt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caulbert | 71 | 0 | / |
| Culbeart | 71 | 0 | / |
| Khulve | 67 | 409 | / |
| Colber | 67 | 145 | / |
| Sulwer | 67 | 87 | / |
| Kulber | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kulvir | 67 | 42 | / |
| Colvee | 67 | 30 | / |
| Zulber | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kulves | 67 | 6 | / |
| Coluer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Colvér | 67 | 4 | / |
| Colvea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sulvir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Külver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cullemper | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caulbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koulve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Culbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colwer | 67 | 0 | / |
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Culver Reference & Research
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